WO2005087628A1 - Procede et dispositif destines au transport de recipients de forme irreguliere - Google Patents

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WO2005087628A1
WO2005087628A1 PCT/US2005/008374 US2005008374W WO2005087628A1 WO 2005087628 A1 WO2005087628 A1 WO 2005087628A1 US 2005008374 W US2005008374 W US 2005008374W WO 2005087628 A1 WO2005087628 A1 WO 2005087628A1
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Philip Sheets
Paul Kelley
John Denner
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Paul Kelley
John Denner
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Priority to NZ550336A priority Critical patent/NZ550336A/en
Priority to JP2007503096A priority patent/JP4769791B2/ja
Priority to US10/558,284 priority patent/US7574846B2/en
Priority to MXPA06010367A priority patent/MXPA06010367A/es
Priority to EP05731418A priority patent/EP1742856A1/fr
Priority to CA2559319A priority patent/CA2559319C/fr
Priority to AU2005222434A priority patent/AU2005222434B2/en
Publication of WO2005087628A1 publication Critical patent/WO2005087628A1/fr
Priority to US12/466,472 priority patent/US8011166B2/en
Priority to AU2010202538A priority patent/AU2010202538B2/en

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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
    • B65D1/00—Containers having bodies formed in one piece, e.g. by casting metallic material, by moulding plastics, by blowing vitreous material, by throwing ceramic material, by moulding pulped fibrous material, by deep-drawing operations performed on sheet material
    • B65D1/02—Bottles or similar containers with necks or like restricted apertures, designed for pouring contents
    • B65D1/0223—Bottles or similar containers with necks or like restricted apertures, designed for pouring contents characterised by shape
    • B65D1/0261—Bottom construction
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65G—TRANSPORT OR STORAGE DEVICES, e.g. CONVEYORS FOR LOADING OR TIPPING, SHOP CONVEYOR SYSTEMS OR PNEUMATIC TUBE CONVEYORS
    • B65G2201/00—Indexing codes relating to handling devices, e.g. conveyors, characterised by the type of product or load being conveyed or handled
    • B65G2201/02—Articles
    • B65G2201/0235—Containers
    • B65G2201/0244—Bottles
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65G—TRANSPORT OR STORAGE DEVICES, e.g. CONVEYORS FOR LOADING OR TIPPING, SHOP CONVEYOR SYSTEMS OR PNEUMATIC TUBE CONVEYORS
    • B65G2201/00—Indexing codes relating to handling devices, e.g. conveyors, characterised by the type of product or load being conveyed or handled
    • B65G2201/02—Articles
    • B65G2201/0235—Containers
    • B65G2201/0261—Puck as article support

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  • the present invention relates generally to the conveyance of unstable
  • containers are formed with a stable base surface so that the
  • containers can easily be conveyed in a table-top fashion along a production line.
  • containers are moved freely through a production line by standing the
  • the production line may start when the container exits the container forming
  • Some containers may have a narrower bottom end than an upper end
  • the container is empty, because the upper end produces a top-heavy empty container
  • hot-fill technology incorporates a number of recessed panels that are placed in the mid-section of the container
  • emerging technologies in the hot-fill area are producing hot-filled containers with a vacuum absorption panel, which is recessed, at the lower third of the container. That is, the recessed panel is being moved to the lower third of the container resulting in a containers being formed with a slender lower or standing portion, which tends to tip over when being pushed by air, for example, when being guided to a conveyor in a table-top production line.
  • An empty top-heavy container can result also from "light- weighting" the base and sidewalls of a container to reduce the cost of the container since the finish area of the container retains its weight in grams of plastic material in order to provide integrity for the closure.
  • Other containers may have a substantially rounded base or a projection extending outward from a bottom end of the container, which inhibits the conveying of the container in the least expensive production line (i.e., a table-top conveying system).
  • a complex conveying system involving rails that hold the containers by their necks can handle containers that tend to topple over when pushed or controlled by air in a table-top conveying system. While neck conveying guide rails may be suitable for conveying some containers along a portion of a production line, the neck rail conveyor is not suitable for entry into a cooling tunnel and exiting therefrom, as a cost-effective, cooling operation is typically achieved by cooling a number of the containers at one time.
  • a rail neck conveying system is designed only for containers having substantially the same neck size. Accordingly, reliance on a rail neck conveying system would involve such inefficiencies as changing the entire rail neck conveying system to enable the conveying of a different type of container, such as a container with a different sized neck. This would result in an unacceptable level of downtime and would limit the design of containers used by this specialized rail device to a small number of containers.
  • the instant invention employs a transfer stabilizing support that temporarily surrounds a bottom end of a blow-molded or other formed container to provide a stable surface and add temporary weight so that the container can be easily conveyed in the table-top manner through the filling, capping and cooling operations, if necessary.
  • the process for conveying top-heavy and odd- shaped containers temporarily secures a transfer stabilizing support to the bottom end of a formed container so that the container can freely move along a production line in the table-top manner, and after the container has gone through the production line, the transfer stabilizing support is removed so that the aesthetic qualities of the formed container shape are revealed.
  • the transfer stabilizing support adds temporary weight to the bottom of a lightweight container and/or top-heavy containers to provide both added stability and enhanced handling characteristics.
  • the transfer stabilizing support is designed to fit any number of containers that may be formed by a blow-molding or like operation.
  • Such a transfer stabilizing support would include a bottom surface with an opening for receiving a rod or other mechanical means to remove the temporary support from a container and a wall extending substantially perpendicular from the bottom surface that is provided with projections to temporarily grip the bottom side of a container.
  • the bottom surface of the transfer stabilizing support may provide an increased "standing ring” or a larger, stable standing area so that an odd-shaped or top-heavy container may be conveyed with ease and with fewer problems then those associated with conveying the same via air control in a table-top fashion. While the term "ring" is used, the design of the transfer stabilizing support and the bottom surface may be rectangular, square or triangular, depending upon the shape of the container being conveyed. In some instances, the transfer stabilizing ring maybe used with containers that may be able to conveyed on their own in the table-top manner to add temporary weight and thereby improve the handling characteristics of these containers.
  • the transfer stabilizing support may be temporarily secured to a formed container that is top-heavy and act as a counterbalance during conveyance along a table-top production line.
  • the shape of the transfer stabilizing support corresponds generally to the shape of the container to which it is to be attached and the gripping projections on the wall of the support secure the support to the container.
  • the weight of the transfer stabilizing support may be temporarily secured to the bottom end of a container causing the center of gravity of the container to be lowered for more efficient transfer of the container through the filling operation in a production line.
  • the bottom of the support maybe formed with a stabilization surface that increases the amount of surface contact with the table-top conveyor.
  • This stabilization surface increases the control over and the ⁇ ⁇ ity of the container to transfer through the filling line by effectively adding more surface contact area with the table-top conveyor.
  • the substantially perpendicular wall (sidewall) of a support may provide additional support and act as a brace to the lower end of a lightweight or thin container during the filling process, as the more rigid sidewalls of the support may resist the container's tendency to bow outward during the filling operation and/or cooling operation of a conveying process according to the invention.
  • the rigid sidewall of the support may reduce line handling damage to the lower end of the container.
  • the bottom surface may have a ridge projecting from the bottom surface in the same direction as the perpendicular wall and spaced therefrom.
  • Each support, for different volumetric containers, would be designed so that its ridge creates a uniform height at which the neck of the container is presented to the filling and capping stations.
  • a transfer stabilizing support may be provided with inserts that would achieve the function of the ridge. In this way, the same transfer stabilizing supports could be used and an insert could be placed therein to present necks of different containers at a uniform height. This feature would greatly limit the amount of downtime spent adjusting the production line for another type of container and would limit the amount of parts needed to modify aproduction line for similar, yet different height, containers.
  • containers with rectangular or triangular- shaped bases may be provided with a temporary transfer stabilization support to aid in the transfer efficiency of the container during line production. That is, a square-like base may be temporarily secured to a circular transfer stabilizing support that has inserts firmly attached to the bottom surface adjacent the wall of the support.
  • circular supports may be attached to substantially cylindrical containers so that the same support can be used with containers or different diameters, or, a square-shaped support may be attached to a substantially cylindrical container.
  • This invention is in a crowded and mature art and achieves a novel process for efficiently conveying containers along a table-top conveying system, which includes the steps of temporarily securing a transfer stabilizing support to a bottom end of a formed container so that the container can freely move along a production line using the table-top conveying system, and after the container has gone through operations of the production line, the transfer stabilizing support is removed so that aesthetic qualities of the formed container shape are revealed.
  • the transfer stabilizing support according to the invention has a bottom surface with an opening, a sidewall extending substantially perpendicular to the bottom surface, and a ridge area surrounding the opening and inside the sidewall of the support where the ridge area serves to accommodate changes in height of different containers to be conveyed.
  • the ridge area may be formed by an insert that is securely placed inside a cup-enclosure formed by the bottom surface and the wall of the transfer stabilization support
  • a generic shell for a transfer stabilization support may be designed so that, depending upon an insert placed in the shell, a container with a rectangular, square, circular or triangular base can be attached to the support.
  • An insert would be placed inside the generic shell of the support that has a diameter corresponding to that of the container that is to be conveyed. The insert would securely grip the container to be conveyed, as well as ensure that the presentation height of the neck of the container is substantially uniform for the plurality of containers.
  • FIG. la depicts an exemplary embodiment of a transfer stabilization support according to the present invention.
  • FIG. lb depicts another exemplary embodiment of a transfer stabilization support according to the present invention.
  • FIG. 2 is a top view of the transfer stabilization support shown in
  • FIG. 3 is a top view of the transfer stabilization support shown in
  • FIG. 4 illustrates a container that will be inserted into a transfer stabilization support and a container securely attached to a transfer stabilization support according to the present invention
  • FIG. 5 illustrates the removal of a temporarily secured transfer stabilization support from a container according to one embodiment of the invention.
  • Each support la, lb has a bottom surface 2a, 2b with an opening 4a, 4b and a wall 6a, 6b extending perpendicularly from an outer edge of bottom surface 2a, 2b forming a cuplike enclosure.
  • the cup-like enclosure corresponds to an outer diameter of a container to be conveyed so that the support la, lb can be securely attached to the container.
  • the thickness of the wall 6a, 6b can vary depending upon the shape of the transfer stabilization support.
  • the support is made from a plastic material, for example, polyethylene terephthalate (PET), polypropylene, polyethylene material or similar materials, and has a sufficient thickness to ensure the wall will remain stable during filling, capping and a cooling operation.
  • wall 6a, 6b is of sufficient thickness to brace thin sidewalls of a container being conveyed during the production line process thereby assisting in the strength of the container being conveyed so that line handling abuse of the lower extremity of the container is minimized.
  • the height of the wall 6a, 6b may vary, as may the shape and/or profile of the support.
  • the opening 4a, 4b is designed so that it does not interfere with an odd-shape projection from the base of a container and provides room to separate a secured transfer stabilization support from a container.
  • the transfer stabilization support la, lb may be made out of similar or dissimilar material from that of the container and is ideally made of plastic material. That is, support 1 a, lb can be made from leftover material used to make the container, in particular, scrap pieces of material. Thus, the transfer stabilization support could be made out of recycled material that was not necessary for making the containers or trimmed off during the container manufacturing process. Consequently, the production of transfer stabilization supports may employ scrap plastic from the same or another production job. This provides more cost-savings in that the material used to make the supports can be obtained from leftover material from a container making process.
  • a first function of the transfer stabilization support according to the invention is to provide a temporary counterbalance weight that is to be securely attached to a lower portion of a container.
  • wall 6a, 6b includes ribs 7a, 7b that project into the closure to securely hold and/or support the contour of the container base.
  • Ribs 7a, 7b are projections that extend into the cup-like enclosure and, as illustrated in Figures la and lb may be triangular in shape.
  • the shape of the projecting rib 7a, 7b may vary and may be rectangular or some other shape.
  • the function of the projecting rib 7a, 7b is to take up space in the cup-like enclosure so that support la, lb can be secured to the bottom of a container in a friction-fit manner.
  • the rib 7a is molded into a side of the wall so that the outer wall shows a recessed projection area and the inner wall shows the projecting rib 7a with the base of the molded rib 7a adjacent bottom surface 2a extending further into the cup-like enclosure than the top of molded rib 7a.
  • This arrangement provides sufficient support to a container and provides sufficient weight, while not requiring too many grams of plastic material to make the support.
  • projecting ribs 7b extend from sidewall 6a into the cup-like enclosure in a triangular shape.
  • the base of projecting rib 7b adjacent bottom surface 2b is the short side of a right triangle that extends into the cup-like enclosure and the longer side of the right triangle extends away from bottom surface 2b along sidewall 6b with the width of the projecting rib 7b decreasing as the rib moves away from bottom surface 2b.
  • a container that is to be temporarily secured to transfer stabilization support la, lb may have a bottom side that curves toward the center of the container and the wider base of the projecting rib 7a, 7b would be able to rub against the bottom side without damaging the container, as the widest part of the projection rib is at the bottom surface on which the container rests.
  • projecting ribs 7a, 7b serve as grippers that grip the containers temporarily in a friction-fit manner in the transfer stabilization support.
  • the shape of the projecting ribs may vary depending upon the shape of the container. It is envisioned that the projecting rib may be a plurality of projecting rib segments that are formed to bump out of the sidewall and grip a container to be secured to a support. The added weight of the transfer stabilization support to the bottom of an empty container serves to lower the center of gravity of the container to be conveyed for more efficient transfer during the filling process, for example.
  • support lb is made with a bottom surface 2b that rests on the table-top conveyor and may increase the surface contact area with the table-top conveyor.
  • ridge area 10b is concentrically spaced from wall 6b and is positioned so that bottom surface 2b extends on either side.
  • Support 1 a has a bottom surface 2a that is attached to a pedestal 8, which increases the surface contact area with the table-top conveyor.
  • Pedestal 8 is formed with an opening so that opening 4a continues throughout support 1 a and has a ridge area 10a, which has a smaller diameter than that of the pedestal and is concentrically spaced from wall 6a of support la.
  • the inner diameter of bottom surface 2a of support la is smaller than the inner diameter of pedestal 8. If necessary, weight maybe trimmed from this embodiment by providing indentations at the inner diameter of bottom surface 2a.
  • the height of the ridge area 10a may change to determine the height of the neck of the container to be conveyed.
  • inserts [12 - not shown] may be placed inside the cup-like enclosure to modify the height of the bottom of the cup-like enclosure so that a plurality of containers can be attached to support la and present their necks at a uniform height.
  • support lb may be provided with inserts to modify the height of the bottom of the cup-like enclosure. [00034]
  • Support lb is fonned with a ridge area 10b concentrically spaced from wall 6b and projecting into the cup-like enclosure from bottom surface 2b.
  • the height of the ridge area 10b can be modified to accommodate changes in height of containers to be conveyed.
  • inserts could be used to modify the size/shape of the support and the height of the ridge area.
  • single-serve beverage containers vary from as large as 32 oz. to a small 8 oz. container.
  • the outside diameter of the support would be designed to accommodate and snugly fit with a 32 oz. container and inserts could be used to modify the inside diameter to a smaller container to be conveyed.
  • the inserts would be securely attached to the generic shell of the support and would then accommodate a variety of different volume size containers to receive the same product.
  • the insert could raise the ridge area so that the presentation height of a smaller container would be uniform with the presentation height of a larger container.
  • the ability of the transfer stabilization support to raise and lower the base upon which the container rests will greatly limit the downtime associated with conventional production lines that change containers that receive the same product.
  • a smaller number of parts will be needed to accommodate a variety of container sizes, as it is the support that changes and not the actual production line system.
  • a container 14 may be pressed into a transfer stabilization support la, lb (in the direction represented by arrow 13) that is positioned underneath a container 14 exiting a container forming operation so that support la, lb is temporarily secured to a lower portion of container 14.
  • support la, lb may be moved (in the direction represented by arrow 15) against a container 14 held in its position when exiting a container forming operation.
  • the operation of temporarily securing a transfer stabilization support to a lower portion of a container 14 may be accomplished in a rotary mechanism.
  • the lower portion of container 14 substantially corresponds to the shape/profile of support la, lb and the rib projections 7a, 7b of support la, lb grip the lower portion sidewall of container 14 in a friction-fit manner.
  • containers 14 with a transfer stabilization support secured thereto could be placed in a pallet or other container so that a large number of containers could be cooled.
  • the transfer stabilization support is removed from a container.
  • a mechanical apparatus would capture a container 14 with a transfer stabilization support attached thereto and then, a rod (represented by arrow 20) would be inserted within opening 4a, 4b so that the rod abuts a bottom of container 14.
  • Container 14 is held in its position as rod 20 is pushed against the bottom of container 14 causing container 14 to break free of the friction-fit of wall 6a and projecting ribs 7a.
  • the container may be stripped of the temporary transfer stabilization support so that the aesthetic qualities of the container's shape are revealed.
  • the instant invention allows containers that are top-heavy and/or have an odd-shape to be conveyed along a filling and capping production line in a cost-effective manner.
  • an container as shown in Figure 5
  • the protruding base should be inverted inside container 14 after the cooling process, which induces a vacuum that distorts the shape of container 14, thereby forcing the container into its intended shape for consumer use.
  • the mechanical apparatus described above that employs rod 20 to strip the transfer stabilization support could serve two purposes. The first object would be to push the protruding base of container 14 inside container 14.
  • the rigid sidewalls of the transfer stabilization support la should resist the container's tendency to bow outwardly at the lower sidewall of the container during the inversion of the outwardly protruding base.
  • the transfer stabilization support assists the ability to draw the projecting base inward without damaging a lower sidewall of container 14 and countering the induced vacuum that distorted container 14 during the cooling process.
  • the second object is the removal of the transfer stabilization support, as previously described.
  • the bottom surface 2a forms a ledge upon which a standing area of a container 14 rests.
  • the standing area of a container is the relatively flat surface of the container that contacts the ground upon which the container stands.
  • the standing area may be the entire bottom surface of a container or the standing area may be a small "ring" area 16 at or near the outer periphery of the bottom of the container, as shown in Figure 5.
  • the height of the ridge area 10a may be designed so that a projecting bottom portion of the container may extend to the base of the pedestal 8. That is, the height of the ridge area may be determined by the depth of a projection base portion, in addition to the height that would present the neck of the container at the desired position.
  • the standing area of a container 14 rests on the projection of ridge area 10b.
  • the height of ridge area 10b may be determined by the depth of a projection base portion.

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L'invention concerne un procédé permettant de transporter efficacement des récipients le long d'un système de transport à plateaux, consistant à fixer provisoirement un support de stabilisation de transfert (1a, 1b) à l'extrémité inférieure d'un récipient formé (14) pour que ce dernier puisse se déplacer librement le long d'une chaîne de production à l'aide du système de transport à plateaux. Ce support de stabilisation de transfert comprend une surface inférieure (2a, 2b) comportant une ouverture (4a, 4b), une paroi latérale (6a, 6b) sensiblement perpendiculaire à la surface inférieure, ainsi qu'une zone de repli (10b) entourant l'ouverture, à l'intérieur de la paroi latérale du support. Lorsque le récipient arrive en fin de chaîne de production, le support de stabilisation de transfert est retiré pour que les qualités esthétiques de la forme du récipient formé soient exposées.
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NZ550336A NZ550336A (en) 2004-03-11 2005-03-11 A process and a device for conveying odd-shaped containers, typically soft drink bottles
JP2007503096A JP4769791B2 (ja) 2004-03-11 2005-03-11 プラスチック容器運搬方法
US10/558,284 US7574846B2 (en) 2004-03-11 2005-03-11 Process and device for conveying odd-shaped containers
MXPA06010367A MXPA06010367A (es) 2004-03-11 2005-03-11 Un proceso y un dispositivo para transportar contenedores de forma irregular.
EP05731418A EP1742856A1 (fr) 2004-03-11 2005-03-11 Procede et dispositif destines au transport de recipients de forme irreguliere
CA2559319A CA2559319C (fr) 2004-03-11 2005-03-11 Procede et dispositif destines au transport de recipients de forme irreguliere
AU2005222434A AU2005222434B2 (en) 2004-03-11 2005-03-11 A process and a device for conveying odd-shaped containers
US12/466,472 US8011166B2 (en) 2004-03-11 2009-05-15 System for conveying odd-shaped containers
AU2010202538A AU2010202538B2 (en) 2004-03-11 2010-06-18 A Process And A Device For Conveying Odd-Shaped Containers

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